Support and housing for electric-switch mounting.



s. MORRIS. SUPPORT AND HOUSING FOB ELECTRIC SWITCH MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

SHIRAS MORRIS, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE HART & HEGEMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

SUPPORT AND HOUSING' FOR ELECTRIC-SWITCH MOUNTING.

face of a wall. It often happens that the wires leading toa switch are run throu h conduits which are secured to the face of t e wall and by my invention I have'provided a means for mounting a switch in place and suitably cover'in it to protect it and to cover the ends 0 the conduits.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the housing insection. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the supporting strap.

Referring to the drawings (1- denotes the ordinary switch receptacle containing any desired form of -switch mechanism, a push button switch beingshown in the drawings and the push buttons indicated .at b.

0 is a U-shaped supporting member secured to the base and having laterally extending lugs c at the outer ends of its arms to which the switch is secured" by screws d which pass through the holding plate e of the switch into these laterally extending lugs c. The length of the arms of this U- shaped supporting member is such as to allow for variations in the size of the porcelain receptacle. It is understood that this supporting member is located adjacent to Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 2a,- 19o9. Serial No. 509,182.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

g is a cover fitting down over'the sw tch and supporting member having an aperture the end of the conduit 1 so that the wires 7 through its top for the switch-operating handle, in the case shown there being two countersunk holes for the push buttons. This box is secured to the supporting memher or to the holding plate as by the screws 3-3 and its lower edge fits against the wall and is recessed as at 4 to fit over the conduit.

In this manner I provide a very simple and inexpensive structure which permits of mounting a flush switch on the face of a wall, providing the device with a box-like or cup-shaped cover which entirely incloses and protects the switch but which can be secured to the face of a wall with its arms' outstanding therefrom,-a switch supported at the ends of said arms, and abox-hke cover supported by and inclosing said switchand supporting member.

2. A switch mounting comprising a U- shaped supporting member secured to the -face of a wall with its arms outstanding therefrom, a switch located between sai arms and supported from the outer ends thereof, a box-like cover fitting over said switch and supporting member with its readily removed in order to permit of easily I edge 1 ing against the face of the wall, said cover said supporting member.

. SHIRAS MORRIS. Witnesses: 1

A. E. PARSONS, 'ALIoE M. CORNWA L.

ing secured to and supported from, 

